Beijing cuisine

Beijing has been the Capital of Dynasties of Liao (907-1125), Jin (1115-1234), Yuan (1206-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911). So it has a superiority of being the center of national politics, economics, culture and foreign relationships. Under such circumstances, Beijing has formed the special cuisine of its own.
Beijing Cuisine mainly refers to Beijing local cuisine that is attributable to Shandong Cuisine, Imperial Court Cuisine, Imperial Official Cuisine, Ugyur Cuisine with beef and mutton as the main materials and other cuisines from different regions. Among them, Beijing Roast Duck, Hotpot and Barbecue are most famous.
If you miss the food of your own country, don't worry, there are many restaurants providing Foreign Dishes.
We hope Chinese Eating Custom and May We Suggest would be of help to you when you try Chinese food.
Never forget to try Beijing Snacks when you are in Beijing.
After you know how delicious Beijing food is, you may be eager to know where to find them and that is what I will tell you next. We have the addresses of restaurants in Beijing in details for you. With them, you could find restaurants of Beijing Cuisine, Cuisine from Other Provinces, Special Flavor, Continental Cuisine, Asian Cuisine, Fast Food and Seafood.
Enjoy each meal in Beijing and you'll love it, we are sure

Beijing Roast Duck

Beijing roast duck has a history of over 600 years,dating back to the ming dynasty.originally this dish started in nanjing,the capital in the earlier ming dynasty,but the method was hiddenfire oven.when later it was introduced to beijing,it was changed to direct fire roasting in a specially made doorless brick-oven.the two famous beijing roast duck restaurants in beijing are quanjude roast duck restaurant and bianyifang roast duck restaurant.they use different kings of ovens,one is direct fire and the other is hiddenfire.they are the most famous and popular restaurants for serving beijing roast duck.

Hot Pot

Thehot-potis quite popular in beijing,especially in cold winter.the mongolian hot-pot is mainly made with mutton and beef.but now apart from lamb and veal,pork,chicken,fish or prawn,in fact,everything can be used in the pot.and there are also some vegetables,bean-curd together with the hot-pot.you put them into the boiling water in the hot-pot by yourself,so people also call itdo-it-yourselfstyle.the sauce is prepared personally by the diner.you may want hot,sweet or salty selection,the traditional food to accompany the hot-pot is sesame pancakes or noodles.now sicchuan stylespicy-hot-potis also very popular in beijing.